Iran warned the US against interference in the Strait of Hormuz as indirect nuclear talks in Doha ended with both sides reporting positive progress. Tehran also announced a communication channel with Washington to address violations of the interim deal and protested to the UN over threats against Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

US warned Iran in April that Israel may target top officials during nuclear talks, highlighting growing tensions between Washington and Israel.

"The danger Kurds pose is down the road," a former U.S. official told Newsweek.

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.

An apparent agreement by the US and Iran to pause a fresh outburst of violence stabilized a truce that is the first step to permanently ending the war and underscored that each side has a vital national interest in doing so.

Iran said it struck targets linked to U.S. forces on Saturday in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast.

Kuwait's crude oil production rose sharply to 1.65 million barrels per day in June from 580,000 bpd in May, a source familiar with ​the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as the OPEC member boosts exports through ​the Gulf following the U.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran “will no longer exist” if strikes continue, while Tehran has threatened to halt negotiations.

A series of strikes over the weekend saw the US and Iran accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement.